Traditional Job Descriptions are Worthless for Hiring

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The traditional job description that defines skills, education, knowledge and experience has little or nothing to do with job performance. That is why they are worthless for hiring. In fact, our position is that they are actually detrimental to hiring top talent. STOP USING THEM.

IF YOU WANT TO HIRE SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE, YOU FIRST HAVE TO DEFINE SUCCESS.

Traditional job descriptions don't define success they usually define minimum standards.

Let's take a moment and analyze the traditional job description. Most define minimum standards and define a person rather than the job.

An example of a traditional job description includes:

Minimum years of experience
Minimum education
Minimum skills and knowledge
The duties, tasks, and responsibilities of the job
Personal traits:
Team player
High initiative
Self starter
Excellent communication skills
Leadership ability
Minimum years of industry experience
Minimum years of management experience

And other useless information such as: to whom the position reports, company information, organizational chart, etc.

This is NOT A JOB DESCRIPTION it is a PEOPLE DESCRIPTION!!

IN FACT IT DOESN'T EVEN DEFINE A TOP PERFORMER. IT DEFINES THE LEAST QUALIFIED PERSON. THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE SEEKING.

Our S.O.A.R. worksheet guides you through the process of defining what you really want this person to DO when they come on board. It defines top performance in the position so clearly that the candidate knows exactly what you expect of them even before they start. NO MORE HOPING THEY CAN DELIVER THE RESULTS YOU WANT.

WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS

Tom Caporelli, CFO, Baltimore, MD "I never realized how poor our job descriptions were until I started using this template. We now use these to define success before we hire anyone. I agree that if you want to hire successful people you need to define success. We didn't do that in the past but now we all know what successful candidates look like."

Betty Amore, SR. VP HR, Detroit, MI "This template has made our job in HR much easier. Now we know exactly what the hiring manager is looking for. They want someone who can deliver the performance defined in the Success Factor Snapshot. It is no longer important how many years experience the candidate has as long as they can deliver the results."

Do you want a sales person with 10 years experience, industry experience, knowledge of the product and a good communicator; or do you want a person who can increase sales by 10% and increase margins by 3% within 12 months of starting. NOT ONE PERSON HAS EVER ANSWERED THE FORMER. Our firm belief is that in order to accomplish the latter, the candidate must have the right experience and skills to do it or it won't get done.

Do you actually believe that every sales person who possess all the experience, skills, and knowledge listed can deliver the sales and margins as defined and within the timeframe? NOT A CHANCE! So why waste time preparing worthless job descriptions?

Instead define success, define top performance, and define what you really want this person to do and your standard for that performance.

Top talent people are looking for challenges. Our Success Factor Snapshot familiarizes them with the challenges they will encounter in their new position.

Raj Jumar, VP Engineering, Los Angeles, CA. "As a candidate, when I read the Success Factor Snapshot I got excited about the job. Most job descriptions described the same old stuff or sounded just like the position I already had. I wasn't looking for the same job, I wanted a challenge. When I read the Success Factor Snapshot I immediately responded."

Don't lose another top talented person using that old traditional job description. Instead start defining success and attracting those candidates looking for a challenge.

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